Ray Rice isn't the only person with domestic violence issues that Rachel Nichols has reported on. She also interviewed famous boxer Floyd Mayweather, who's served time for domestic violence, according to ESPN. Her interview with Mayweather came on the heels of the incident with Rice and the NFL, which ESPN reported that Mayweather had commented on. "I think there's a lot worse things that go on in other people's households, also," he said. "It's just not caught on video, if that's safe to say. You know I wish Ray Rice nothing but the best. He's probably going through a lot right now because football is his love." He later apologized for the remarks.
This didn't escape the attention of Nichols, who took him to task on CNN. "You are someone with a history of domestic violence yourself. You've even been to jail for it. Why should fans root for you with this kind of history?" she asked.
Mayweather denied any wrongdoing in the interview, saying that the allegations against him are unsubstantiated. "The denial there with Mayweather is truly amazing, right?" she said after the interview segment ended. "It gives an interesting window into the way an abuser can walk around, maintaining over and over again that nothing is wrong despite hard evidence to the contrary." Louder again for the people in the back!
